AWWW MONDAY

This one is for all the Reptile lovers out there, Awwww...

Baby Bearded Dragon

Baby Bearded Dragon

Baby Green Iguana

Baby Water Dragon

Baby Ball Python

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Contemplating Frogs

Its rather early here today. I got up at 5 and couldn't go back to sleep. Now I'm sitting here in a dark office with Boots the cat purring in my face waiting to be fed. He is going to have to wait a while longer. I use to feed him when I first woke but then he started pawing me in the face to wake me so now he has to wait.

Cricket the dog is laying on the floor behind me guarding the entrance to the den as he always does when I'm typing. Rex the turtle is sleeping at the bottom of the tank and all that is missing is my frogs.

It's my fault the frogs are gone. I messed up when cleaning their tank. When I refilled their water I used the fish conditioner instead of the reptile conditioner. I guess I had my brain in park that day we did after all have fish living in the water part of the frogs habitat. Unfortunately the slime coating in the water conditioner that helps protect the fishes skin, clogged up the porous skin of the frogs and killed them. I miss the little hoppers!

Now I'm considering getting some more. I loved watching the little guys grow from tadpoles into tiny little frogs and then into larger frogs. Watching as their diet turned from little tadpole pellets to wingless fruit flies to little crickets.

I'll have to start from scratch though! We gave away the tank I created for them to another frog owner who needed some more space. I would love to do it as a 20 long and give them plenty of living space but I'm not sure where I would put it. I was contemplating a bookshelf aquarium that is on clearance right now but decided at 6.6 gallons it was entirely too small. I think if I do decided to get more frogs I will build their habitat first ... Rosco and Kermit grew into frogs before their home was finished and I don't want that to happen again.

Meet The Frilled Lizard

Needless to say I want him I want him I want him....... but I won't be getting him.

This beautiful lizard comes from the forests and savannahs of Western and Northern Australia and gets to be about 3 feet long.  The 3 feet is the problem I have no place to put a habitat large enough for him to be happy in.  The Frilled Lizard gets it name from a scaly frill that is folded against the back of its neck. When frightened or angry, the frill will pop out to make him look larger and more dangerous. It can measure up to 12" in diameter. 

As with any reptile he needs a habitat with a hotter end and a cooler end.  The temperature needs to range from 95° to 100° F in the basking area and 75° to 80° F in the cooler end of the enclosure.  This is so he can self regulate his body temperature.  


He is also a great climber so he would need a taller habitat with plenty of climbing surfaces and hiding places with humidity levels between 50% and 75%.  They are active during the daytime and if you get one like the fellow in the picture above he'll be a real ham.. I swear every time someone comes by with a camera, he starts posing.

Rex The Turtle

It's been a while since I posted pics of Rex and I was having a lovely chat today with a couple who also owned Red Eared Sliders and I didn't have a picture to share so I told them to stop by.

These aren't the best pics Rex was being camera shy

and when I tried to hold him my son put his finger in the picture.

Cute Pics From the Pet Shop

Here is a couple of our pet waiting to go home. The piggy was playing in my apron pocket while I cleaned his home and I caught the baby corn snake peeking over his log. Normally they are hiding under it and are very hard to see unless you go in and move the log.

Cute Pics From The Pet Shop

Say Hi to the beardey. This bearded dragon just couldn't wait to say hi to us this morning. He stood up at the side of the tank an waved his little hand at us so he could get his breakfast.

Look Who Stopped In For A Visit

Meet Ashley our new store dog trainer. She also breeds bearded dragons. This young dragon is one of her lady dragons who came for a visit in the store. Apperently she is so mellow that Ashley forgot she was sitting on her shoulder untilk she got to work. That's her story and she's sticking to it!

Cool Reptiles

I have been very busy at work lately. Mt hubby has been home for the last month so Ilve been working extra hours at work. Good for the bank account... Bad for blogging! But we went to the Muesum Of Natural History and they were having a live reptile exhibit and I took some great Pics with my phone (cause of course I forgot my camera) to share with you.
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